CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office domestic violence and sexual assault investigator Kaye Towner recommends victims prepare a “bug-out,” or escape kit.
They should conceal it at a friend or neighbor’s house for when they’re ready to escape their assailant.
Include:
•Copies of identification such as a driver’s license, Social Security card, birth certificate and children’s Social Security cards
•List of phone numbers in case abuser takes victim’s cell phone
•Spare keys to the car and house
•A no-contract phone, minutes card and charger
•A stash of money or check card
•Several days' change of clothes
•Needed medication
Source: OCSO
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 7 things to put in a bug-out bag